Champagne Charlie (1944)

Champagne Charlie (1944) (DVD) (*)

$24.99

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1944 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Alberto Cavalcanti

Written By:
Austin Melford
John Dighton

Actors:
Tommy Trinder ..... George Leybourne, alias Champagne Charlie
Stanley Holloway ..... The Great Vance
Betty Warren ..... Bessie Bellwood
Jean Kent ..... Dolly Bellwood
Austin Trevor ..... The Duke
Peter De Greef ..... Lord Petersfield, son of the Duke
Leslie Clarke ..... Fred Saunders
Eddie Phillips ..... Tom Sayers
Robert Wyndham ..... Duckworth
Guy Middleton ..... Patron
Drusilla Wills ..... Bessie's dresser
Frederick Piper ..... Learoyd
Andreas Malandrinos ..... Gatti
Paul Bonifas ..... Targetino
Joan Carol ..... Cora

Synopsis:

Champagne Charlie is a luxuriously produced tale of the 19th Century British music halls. Tommy Trinder stars as 1860s singer George Leybourne, better known as 'Champagne Charlie' thanks to his most popular song and his highrolling lifestyle. The dramatic tension of the film is stoked by Leybourne's rivalry with fellow entertainer The Great Vance, played by Stanley Holloway. Future British leading ladies Kay Kendall and Hazel Court can be spotted amongst the bit players in Champagne Charlie. PS: the 1989 2-part TV movie of the same name is not a remake.

With London of the 1860s and the gas-lit music halls providing the locale, most of the first half of the film is taken up with either Tommy Trinder or Stanley Holloway singing songs. The plot concerns a feud between two music halls and, then, their joint efforts to keep from being closed by municipal authorities. Supporting the two singing stars are Betty Warren, owner of one of the music halls; her daughter, June Kent, who is in love with a nobleman, and Harry Fowler as a backstage assistant.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 06 October, 2011.